The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2188
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:44pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7MonVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (9:18pm)
- 10ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:04pm)
- 13SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:34pm)
- 21MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:16am)
- 21MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (7:15pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 7, 7:17am
- Full MoonMon 14, 7:27pm
- Last QuarterMon 21, 11:49am
- New MoonMon 28, 11:12pm
Apogee 5 Jan (405,000 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (364,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:37am | 11:51am | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.2 | 10:01am | 4:31pm | 11:01pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:57am | 3:43pm | 10:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 9:25am | 4:03pm | 10:42pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:51am | 7:15am | 1:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:32pm | 7:53pm | 1:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:18am | 5:29pm | 11:39pm | Evening |
Meteor showers
- Quadrantids — peaks 4 January, radiant in Boötes (up to 110/hr). Radiant stays below the horizon from Victoria — essentially a no-show this far south. A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2188
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 16 October 2026.